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Making Movie Magic With Polyurethane Resin Casting

By Carol Wagner


In movies, an action scene can be tricky. The actors have to know the fight choreography, and stunt men have to know when to step in, and the camera angles have to be just right in order to follow the flow of movement. But the props also have to be made properly, and to make some of them, polyurethane resin casting California has to be done.

Casting is how many props get made. Many visual effects studios employ builders and prop masters who all use the process. But making movie magic is not all the process is used for.

Casting is relatively simple process. Mix two chemicals, mostly available in crafting shops or through similar websites, in a one to one ratio. Then pour the resulting mixture into a mould to shape. This must be done slowly as to avoid air bubbles. Once the mixture has been poured into the mould, all that left is to wait, usually about an hour or, depending on the chemicals used, less. Once the resin cures, that is, dries and sets, it can be pulled out of the mould. Now, a mould does not have an indefinite lifespan. Five pulls and most moulds start to fall apart. Now it can be sprayed down with a protective substance, but that only extends to lifespan to twelve or so pulls.

The process can be done anywhere. All that is needed is the space to do so and the materials, which are readily available. But there are places in which it is done more than others for professional reasons. Any state which has a high number of motion picture or theatrical productions is going to have a proportionately high number of prop masters creating the tools which make such productions more exciting.

But prop masters for movies, blockbuster or otherwise, are not the only ones who engage in the method. Others do as well, like artists. While a whole art piece is not usually made with the process, smaller bits and auxiliary pieces are sometimes.

Casting is used for props. Most productions have on set armories and prop masters to handle the weapons used on screen or on the stage. For a science fiction or fantasy production, swords or toys made to look less like toys with a black or gray coat of paint are employed. But in a less fantastical setting, actual firearms that shoot blanks are used instead. But guns can be hefty, so a prop is sometimes used to help an actor.

But onscreen weapons are not all that is made with the process. The costumes, or at least pieces, can be made through casting as well, especially for armor. In real life, armor is heavy, weighing between eighty to a hundred pounds. Since actors will not be going into actual combat, actual armor is not necessary, so prop armor can be substituted.

But movie fans like to collect replicas and other merchandise from the movies. Action figures and replica weapons are made through the process. The results are then sold to fans for a premium.

Blockbusters need to spectacular. Audiences have come to expect it. But while CGI may provide most of the spectacle, the practical effects do leave an impact on the audience.




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